This is one of the divyadesham Perumal ( thondanadu ) inside Lord Ekambareshwarar ( Lord Shiva ) temple in Kanchipuram .The moolavar is in standing position and also known as Chandra sooda Perumal . Thirumangai alwar has sung praising this Lord . Once in Kailasha Goddess Parvathi closes the eyes of Lord Shiva playfully ,Continue reading “Nilathingalthundan”
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Thiruvellukai
This temple is one of Thondanadu divyadesham in Kanchipuram near Sri Astabhujakarathan Perumal temple . Vel means wish irukai means seat . Since Lord Vishnu himself desired to sit in this place to help his devotees he is named as Thiruvellukai . Brighu Maharishi wished to see Lord Vishnu in Narasimhar avatar as he gaveContinue reading “Thiruvellukai”
VilakoliPerumal Thoopul
This temple is in Kanchipuram and one among the Thondanadu divyadeshams .Once this place was with dense grass (dharbha) hence known as Thoopul . Thirumangai alwar has sung praising this Lord. This is the birth place of Vaishnava acharya Sri Vedanta desikan . He was a son of a childless couple and was born toContinue reading “VilakoliPerumal Thoopul”
Astabhujakarathan
This is also one of the divyadesham temples in Kanchipuram . The Lord Vishnu here is in standing position with 8 hands along with weapons . The Lord Vishnu is named here as Adhikesava Perumal , Gajendravaradan or Astabhujakarathan ( which means eight hands ) as astam means 8 in sanskrit . The Thayar nameContinue reading “Astabhujakarathan”
Yathokthagari Thiruvekka
This temple is situated in chinna kanchi just 1km away from Sri Varadaraja Perumal temple . This is said to one of the oldest temple in Kanchipuram . The Lord Vishnu is known as Yathokthagari (sonna vanam seitha Perumal ) and is in reclining position on the opposite side . Thayar name is Goddess KomalavalliContinue reading “Yathokthagari Thiruvekka”
Pandavathoothan Thirupadagam
This temple is 2.6km from kanchi kamakshi amman temple and walkable distance from Sri Ekambhareswarar temple . This place is also called as Padagam . The Lord Vishnu here is in Lord Krishna’s form huge and 25 feet height in sitting position . As per legends during Mahabharata period when Sri Krishna visited as anContinue reading “Pandavathoothan Thirupadagam”
Thirukalvanoor
This temple of Lord Vishnu is inside the Goddess Kamakshi Amman temple in Kanchipuram . The Lord Vishnu is named here as Lord Adhivaragha Perumal and his consort as Goddess Anchilai Nachiyar . Though there is not a seperate shrine one could see this divyadesham Perumal in the pillars of Gayatri mandapam ( back sideContinue reading “Thirukalvanoor”
Parameswara vinnagaram
This temple is in kanchipuram and covers a area of 3 acres . It’s one of the Thondanadu divyadeshams . This temple is also called as mummudha koil . The Lord Vishnu in this temple is known as Lord Vaikunda Perumal or Paramapathanathan . Thayar name is Goddess Vaikunthavalli . Sthalapuranam : This region wasContinue reading “Parameswara vinnagaram”
Sri Varadaraja Perumal
This temple is foremost of Thondanadu divyadeshams . 3 temples are most important for all Vaishnavaites . 1. Koil 2. Perumal Koil 3. Malai Koil Koil means Srirangam , Perumal koil means Varadaraja Peumal koil and Malai koil means Thirumala . Kanchipuram is famous for its temples . KA means Lord Brahma ANCHI means worshippedContinue reading “Sri Varadaraja Perumal”
Pachaivannar Pavalavannar
These 2 temples are opposite to each other in the same street of Kanchipuram and are very near to Kanchipuram railway station. Both together are considered as one divyadeshams of Thondanadu . PACHAIVANNAR Here the Lord Vishunu is green colour in sitting posture on Adhiseshan referred as Maragatha Vannar ( maragatham means emerald ) .ThisContinue reading “Pachaivannar Pavalavannar”
Pachaivarana Perumal temple
Today ( 6.1.2020 ) being Ekadesi decided to go to Lord Vishnu temple as last year went to Thirukachi Nambi temple in Poonthamallee , this time wanted to visit Pachaivarna Perumal temple in Agaramel village near Nazarath pettai , Thiruvallur district in Tamilnadu . This temple is between Poonthamallee and Thirumazhisai . Though we areContinue reading “Pachaivarana Perumal temple”
Thiruputkuzhi
It’s one of the thondanadu divyadeshams. This temple is 75 kms from chennai on the chennai ‐ vellore highway . The Lord Vishnu here is known as Vijaya raghava Perumal .Thirumangai alwar has sung song on this Perumal. It’s a Jatayu moksha sthalam. Sthalapuranam When Rama and Lakshmana were searching for Seetha after Seetha wasContinue reading “Thiruputkuzhi”
Pandarpur
Pandurangar ( Lord Krishna) is the main deity of Pandarpur . He is also known as Vithalla or Vithoba and his consort as Rukmani . Pandarpur is on the banks of chandrabagha river in Sholapur district of Maharashtra . The uniqueness of this temple is one could touch the Lord Pandurangars feet and its knownContinue reading “Pandarpur”
Navaneetha Krishnan temple Doddamallur
This temple is in Bengaluru to Mysore highway . It’s an ancient temple . Here the main deity is Lord Vishnu known as Ramaprameya and his consort Aravindavalli Thayar . I travelled from Bengaluru in bus got down in channapatna bus stop from there took a auto to this temple . It’s just 3 kmsContinue reading “Navaneetha Krishnan temple Doddamallur”
Narasinghapuram
This is a Lakshmi Narasimhar sthethram , here the diety is santha swarupi .This place is 55 kms from chennai in Thiruvallur district. The main diety here is Lord Narasimhar with Goddess Lakshmi on his lap and in a alinganam posture .The idol of the Lord Narasimhar is about 8 feet and the thayar namedContinue reading “Narasinghapuram”
Mantralayam
This is a pilgrimage place in Kurnool district in Andrapradesh . It’s the jeeva sammadhi of Raghavendra swamy , (its believed that Raghavendra swamy was born as Prahaladh in his first incarnation).This holy place is also called as Brindhavan . The temple is serene and divine . There is Lord Hanuman idol opposite to RaghavendrarContinue reading “Mantralayam”
Navabrindhavan Anegundi
After Hampi visit we reached Anegundi a small village . Anjanadri hill is a small hillock in Anegundi ( the birth place of Lord Hanuman ). Nearby is a Durga mandir and Pampasarover a sacred pond opposite to it is a Goddess Mahalakshmi temple , Lord Ramar padham , seetha padham and Sabari padham areContinue reading “Navabrindhavan Anegundi”
Hampi
It was our long term dream to visit Hampi . We visited Hampi in June 2018. As we are from Chennai we travelled to Bengaluru in train ,from Bengaluru to Hospet, we reached Hospet early morning from station we travelled by jeep to Heritage group of Hotels to freshen up, took bath in the sacredContinue reading “Hampi”
Ahobilam
Iam sharing my Ahobilam trip experience which I went in April 2017. It was a very adventurous trip. I and my hubby went on a group tour with 27 persons. My friends also accompanied us. Ahobilam is one of the 108 divyadeshams , situated admist the dense nallamala forest . Ahobilam is situated in theContinue reading “Ahobilam”
Anjanadri hill anegundi
Anjanadri hill is a small hillock in Anegundi(small village just 5 kms from Hampi)which is the birthplace of Lord Hanuman. The view from the top of the hill is awesome. The view of Tungabhadra river flowing, paddy and plantain trees all over.It is a very scenic and breezy place .All the Hampi river side ruinsContinue reading “Anjanadri hill anegundi”
Thiruvellarai Pundarikaksha perumal temple
This is one among the cholanadu divyadesham , its said to be older than Srirangam and is a moksha sthalam , so those who visits Pundarikaksha perumal once in their life time will attain moksha . Periyalwar and Thirumangai alwar has sung praising this Lord .The Thayar name is Goddess Senbagavalli . Location : its 20kmsContinue reading “Thiruvellarai Pundarikaksha perumal temple”
Ulagalantha perumal
Ulagalantha perumal,Kanchipuram is one of 108 divya desham of Lord Vishnu nearby the famous Kamakshi Amman temple . Here the lord is of a huge idol 35 feet height and his left feet is lifted to 28 feet high. The sthala purana says the King Mahabali promised to give 3 foot of land to LordContinue reading “Ulagalantha perumal”
